Gasoline measure



July 21, 1931. P. A. HLM 1,815,713 v GAsoLINE'MEAsURE r l Filed June 25,y 1928 Patented July 2,12, 1931 vPerrine A. HOLM,l or sIoUXcITY, Iowa eAsoLINE MEASURE `Application flied Junea,

' M inventionrelatestov asoline measures v and has for its object'to provide a gasoline containerl vwhich is yadapted tok automatically measurefan exact quantity vof fluid. .Y

More particularly, it is'myk object-t prof videa measureof the type embodyinga closed Vlzvidfe such a measurewhich is of sim container y"spout". c, y f

' Afurther ob]- ect of vmy invention is to fprov y ple, durable and inexpensive construction. .f f My invention embodiesan overfiow comaffilling nozzle*V and' adischarge i, partinent, positionedkabovethe.body of the container ofV the measure and an overflow opening communicating betweeny saidk conipartment andthel container in such a" way that l when `the correct amountof vfluidghas been poured in the container, all excess-will flow"l into "the overflow Compartment, thedeifel 2.0 withink the container remaining the' same.

-' Afurther object is to provide a measure in which a maximum capacity lof the'bodyof the ycontainer is combined with a minimum size for the entire measure. f f, c v 1 1 l With these and other objects in view, my in-' vention" consists in the construction, arrangeyment and combination kofthe various parts of my device, whereby the .objects contemplated 1 are attained, ashereinafter more fully set trated in the. accompanying drawings, in-

forth, pointed out in mycl'ainnand illusy 'which Fig.' 1 isa plan view ofthemeasure, and n Fig. 2 is a vertical, central, sectional view of the same. z f I 1 y One of the problems which is faced by the l ordinary filling station keeper is that of the loss of gasoline through overmeasure. This Vis dueto the fact that the ordinary,measure if filled to the top of thefilling `nozz1e,pwillv Vcontain' more than the' amount `of .liquidthat it is intended to measure. 1t is very difieuit ytofdetermine the exact height to which the 45 Vmeasure should be 'filled in order to obtain '35h e proper measure. K l My invention providesameasureieinbody- 'ing the ordinary containervbody having the cylindrical side wall 10, the bottom 11, the

i tilting handle 12 and the discharge spout 13.

0; The main container which is thusformed is,

rraise the level of the fluidwithin 192s, ySerial' No. 287,925.

indicated yin the drawings by the reference characterA. f f

l provide kan overflow compartment B,

which is'po'sitio'ned above the container A and which isrformed` between Vthe top Wall 14; of

the `measure and an intermediate wall 15,' whichis secured to the wall 10 below the'upper wall14. Y 1

The interinediate'wall 15 is inclined forf y i wardly and downwardly toward the spout 13 and the' top wall 14y is inclined forwardly andv upwardly. Thus the compartment MB is made wedge shaped with its largest region at the forward extremity of the measure and l y f n rThe filling nozzle 16 is secured to the interits apex at the rear extremity thereof.

mediate wall 15, communicates with the main container A and extends through the top wall' 14. The ytop wall serves to brace the filling nozzle and a lighter construction may there-y fore be employed.

An overiow opening 17 is formed in the uppermost part `,of the intermediate wall 15y and servesto connect the chambers 'A and B."The' opening 17 is a little lower than the point 18 ofthe spout 13, in order that as the measure is filled, gasoline will run into the" overflow chamber before flowing from the spout. y 4 l rllhe operation of the device is as'follows The container Ais filled in the usual mannery by pouring` through a yfunnel into the filling nozzle 16 and the operator watches the fluid .so that when itappears to be at the levelv of the lower extremity ofthenozzle 16,' he can decreaselthe flow ,of liquid into the chamber f Auntil the further yaddition of fluid fails to the filling nozzle. He willthen know. that the fluid isv iowing through the opening 17 into the overflow chamber and will cease pouring.

l He then" grasps the measure in the usual manner, one hand on'the bail 19 and the other handgrasping the handle 12 and tips the measure in the 'usual manner toward'- the spout 13. Fluid within the'chamber B` willk flow tothe large end of the chamber andV the fiuid withinthe chamber A will'floirl to the spout 18. f f

f Should the excessfluid `have been sufficient to almostiill the chamber B to the level of the opening 17, there will still be very little likelihood of any, oi the fluid being splashed bacliintoY the opening 17, due to the fact that the space between the upper wall 14; and the level of the opening 17 creates a reserve space into which the iuid may flow, thus lowering its level Jtrein the opening 17 as the measure is tipped forwardly.

This. isan importantv feature when it is considered that the measure Vwill be-ordi4 narily used in a rather careless manner. p

When the container A has been entirely' emptied, the measure` is tipped rearwardly to a suiicienteX-tent to allow the fluid remaining with-in the chamber TB to How'bacl a spout communicating therewith, a bottom' and an intermediate wallsecured'to saidk side *throughV the opening 17 into the container A.

For this purpose, thewedge sha-ed chamber B )rovided with the o enin'U .17 ,ositioned l D a v at the apex of its wedge, acts asv a funnel so that all of the iiuid will be drained baclrzinto the chamber Ain any position oi' the measure in which the normal inclination of the wall v 15 to the horizontal has been reversed.

. Vlt will be understood that the opening 17 is et suflicient diameter that air may escape from the chamberB simultaneously withthc flowing from the chamber of: a. fluid usually measured in the measure, such as gasoline or lubricating oil.

A further advantage oia arranging the parts `so that the opening 17 is next to the wall 10 at the upper extremity of the inclined wall 15 lies in theftact that when the overiiow point has been reached, vthey container A will be completely full, thus utilizing all of itsavail- Yable space for the measuring of gasoline.

vAnother advantagein, simplicity of con- Y lift* struction lies in'the'fact that both chambers VA and B are formed by the single cylindrical wallv 10, the only additional element required1 Y over the usual mea-sure being theintermediate wall 15. rlhe simplicity of construction is.

thought to be apparent from the foregoing description and a measure constructed ace. cordingV to my invention will cost very Vlittle Y more than those already in use today.

Some changes may be made in the construe-V tion and arrangement oit the parts of my invention without departing from the real spirit and-purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my Claim, any modi;

tied forms of 'structure or use of mechanical` equivalents, which may be reasonably includ.-A

ed'within their scope.`

I claim as' my invention.:

' A gasoline measure comprisingaside wall,

wall to form a main container, the intermediate wall being-spaced from the upper edge ofthe side wall and inclined downwardly toward the spout, an upper Wall closing'tlie space above the intermediate wall and in-V clinedV upwardlytoward the spout to form,

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